Advanced energy metering ION8600

Functions and characteristics

Used to monitor electric energy provider networks, service entrances and

substations, PowerLogic ION8600 meters are ideal for independent power
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producers and cogeneration applications that need to accurately measure energy bi-
directionally in both generation and stand-by modes. These meters give utilities the
tools to manage complex energy supply contracts that include commitments to
power quality. Integrate them with our StruxureWare Power Monitoring (ION
Enterprise™) operations software or other energy management and SCADA
systems through multiple communication channels and protocols, including MV-90,
Modbus and DNP.

Applications
Tariff metering
Co-generation and IPP monitoring
Compliance monitoring
Power quality analysis
Demand and power factor control
PowerLogic ION8600 socket meter Load curtailment
Equipment monitoring and control
Energy pulsing and totalisation
Instrument transformer correction

Main characteristics
ANSI C12.20 Class 0.2, IEC 62053-22/23 Class 0,2S metering
For interconnection points on medium, high, and ultra-high voltage networks in
compliance with IEC 62053-22/23 Class 0.2S, IEE 519
Power quality compliance monitoring
Monitor compliance with international quality-of-supply standards (EN50160,
IEC61000-4-7, IEC61000-4-15, CBEMA/ITIC)
Digital fault recording
Simultaneous capture of voltage and current channels for sub-cycle disturbances
Complete communications
Multi-port, multi-protocol access serial ports, infrared data port, internal modem, Itron
software support, optional IRIG-B port; supports concurrent Ethernet, serial, and
modem communications
Multiple tariffs and time-of-use
Apply tariffs, seasonal rate schedules to measure energy and demand values for
time periods with specific billing requirements
Multiple setpoints for alarm and I/O functions
A total of 65 setpoints are configurable for 1-second or ½ - cycle operation.
Power quality summary
Consolidation of all the power quality characteristics into a single trendable index
Integrate with software
Easily integrate with StruxureWare Power Monitoring (ION Enterprise) operations
software or other energy management systems; MV-90, DNP, Modbus, UTS, Pacis
and third-party SCADA packages
Transformer/line loss compensation
Determine technical system losses in real time
Instrument transformer correction
Save money and improve accuracy by correcting for less accurate transformers
Alarm notification via email
High-priority alarms, data logs sent directly to the user’s PC. Instant notification of
power quality events by email

Part numbers
ION8600 meters
ION8600A M8600A
ION8600B M8600B
ION8600C M8600C

See page 6 for complete part number descriptions.

Options
See page 7.

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Selection guide ION8600A ION8600C

ION8600B
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General
Use on LV, MV and HV systems b b
Current accuracy 0.1 % 0.1 %
Voltage accuracy 0.1 % 0.1 %
Power accuracy 0.2 % 0.2 %
Samples/cycle 256 256
Instantaneous rms values
Current, voltage, frequency (Class 0,2S) b b
Active, reactive, apparent power Total and per phase b b
Power factor Total and per phase b b
Current measurement range 0.001 - 20A 0.001 - 20A
Energy values
Active, reactive, apparent energy b b
Settable accumulation modes b b
Demand values
Current Present and max. values b b
Active, reactive, apparent power Present and max. values b b
Predicted active, reactive, apparent power b b
Synchronisation of the measurement window b b
PowerLogic ION8600 socket meter. Demand modes: Block (sliding), thermal (exponential) b b
Power quality measurements
1 Blades b b
2 Optical port Harmonic distortion Current and voltage
3 Main display status bar Individual harmonics Via front panel 63 31
4 Watt LED Waveform / transient capture b(1) -
5 Navigation, ALT/Enter buttons Harmonics: magnitude, phase and interharmonics b b
6 VAR LED b
7 Form factor label Detection of voltage sags and swells b(1)
8 Demand reset switch IEC 61000-4-30 Class A/S
IEC 61000-4-15 (Flicker) b(1) -
High speed data recording (down to 10 ms) b -
EN50160 compliance reporting b (1) -
Programmable (logic and math functions) b b
Data recording
Onboard memory (in Mbytes) 10 (1), 4 (2) 2
Revenue logs b b
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Event logs b b
Historical logs b b
Harmonics logs b b
Sags/swells logs b b
Transient logs b b
Time stamping to 1ms b b
GPS synchronisation (IRIG-B standard) b b
Display and I/O
Front panel display b b
Wiring self-test b b
Pulse output (front panel LED) 2 2
Digital or analogue inputs(3) (max) 11 11
Digital or analogue outputs(3) (max, including pulse output) 16 16
Disturbance waveform capture and power quality report Communication
RS 485 / RS 232 port 1 1
RS 485 port 1 1
Infrared port 1 1
Ethernet port (Modbus/TCP/IP protocol) with gateway 1 1
HTML web page server Meterm@ail (email alarms & datalogs) b b
Internal modem with gateway (ModemGate) 1 1
IRIG-B port (unmodulated IRIG B00x time format) 1 1
Modbus TCP Master / Slave (Ethernet port) b/b -/b
Modbus RTU Master / Slave (Serial ports) b/b -/b
DNP 3.0 through serial, modem, and optical ports b b
(1) Feature set ’A’ only.
(2) Feature set ’B’ only.
(3) With optional I/O Expander.
(4) For 9S, 36S only. For 35S system up to 480V line-to-line.

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Electrical characteristics
Type of measurement True rms up to the 63rd harmonic
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Up to 256 samples per cycle

Up to 5 kHz for transient events
Measurement Current and voltage 0.2 %
accuracy Power 0.2%
Frequency ±0.005 Hz
Power factor 0.2%
PowerLogic ION8600 front panel harmonic display. Energy IEC 62053-22/23 (0,2S)
Data update rate 1/2 cycle or 1 second (depending on value)
Input-voltage Measured voltage 57V to 277V autoranging (9S)
characteristics 120V to 480V autoranging (35S)
Overload 120 - 277 (+/-20%) VLN RMS, 6 hours max1
(standard); 57.7 - 69.3 (+/- 20%) VLN rms, 6
hours max1 (low voltage); 120 - 480 (+/- 20%)
VLL rms, 6 hours max1 (35S)
Impedance 5 MW /phase (phase-Uref/Ground)
Inputs V1, V2, V3, VREF
Input-current Rated nominal/current 5 A and/or 10 A (Standard, class 10/20)
characteristics class 1 A, 2 A and 5 A (Optional, class 1/10)
Measurement range 0.05 - 20 A autoranging (5A nominal)
0.01 - 10 A autoranging (1A nominal)
Permissible overload 500 A rms for 1 second, non-recurring (standard)
200 A rms for 1 second, non-recurring (optional)
Impedance 0.002 W per phase (Standard IEC 5 A and 10 A)
0.015 W per phase (Optional IEC 1 A to 10 A)
Burden Low current switchboard: 0.05VA per phase at
1A; Standard switchboard - 0.20VA per phase at
5A; All socket mounts - 0.05VA per phase at 5A
Power supply Standard power supply 120-277 VLN RMS (-15%/+20%) 47-63 Hz or
120-480 VLN RMS (-15%/+20%) 47-63 Hz (35S)
Low voltage power supply, 57-70 (-15%/+20%) VLN RMS, 47-63 Hz
blade powered (35S unavailable)
Auxiliary powered, low AC: 65-120 (+/- 15%) VLN RMS, 47-63 Hz
voltage DC: 80-160 (+/- 20%) VDC
Auxiliary powered, high AC: 160-277 (+/- 20%) VLN RMS, 47-63 Hz
voltage DC: 200-350 (+/- 20%) VDC
Ride-through time, Min 100 ms (6 cycles at 60 Hz at 96 VAC),
(Standard power supply) 200 ms (12 cycles at 60 Hz at 120 VAC),
800 ms (48 cycles at 60 Hz at 240 VAC)
Ride-through time, 57-70 Min 100 ms or 6 cycles 60 Hz at 46 VAC
VAC (Low voltage supply)
Input/outputs Digital outputs (Form C) 4 Solid state relays (130 VAC/ 200 VDC)
100 mA AC/DC
Digital outputs (Form A) 4 Solid state relays (via optional I/O Expander)
Digital inputs 4 Solid state inputs (via optional I/O Expander)
Mechanical characteristics
Weight 7.0 kg
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IP degree of Socket Front IP65, back IP51

protection Switchboard Front IP50, back IP30
Dimensions Socket 178 x 237 mm
Switchboard 285 x 228 x 163 mm
Environmental conditions
Operating temperature -40°C to +85°C
ION8600 front panel phasor display and table.
Display operating range -20°C to +60°C
Storage temperature -40°C to +85°C
Humidity rating 5 to 95 % RH non-condensing
Pollution degree 2
Installation category Cat III
Dielectric withstand 2.5kV, 50Hz, 1 min
Electromagnetic compatibility
Electrostatic discharge IEC 61000-4-2
Immunity to radiated fields IEC 61000-4-3
Immunity to fast transients IEC 61000-4-4
Immunity to surge IEC 61000-4-5
Immunity conducted IEC61000-4-6
Damped oscillatory waves immunity IEC61000-4-12
Conducted and radiated emissions CISPR 22 (class B)
Safety
Europe As per IEC62052-11
North America As per ANSI C12.1
(1)Specifications are limited by the operating range of the power supply if a non-aux power supply is used.

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Communication
RS 232 / RS 485 port (COM1) User-selectable RS 232 or RS 485.
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300 - 115,200 bps (RS485 limited to 57,600 bps);

protocols: ION, Modbus/RTU, DNP 3.0, GPSTRUETIME/
DATUM.
Internal modem port (COM2) 300 bps-56k bps
ANSI 12.18 Type II optical port Up to 19200 bauds
(COM3)
RS 485 port (COM4) Up to 57,600 bauds, Modbus, direct connection to a PC
or modem
Ethernet port 10/100 BaseT, RJ45 connector, protocols: DNP, ION
EtherGate Up to 31 slave devices via serial portsat 10Mbytes/sec.
ModemGate Up to 31 slave devices
Firmware characteristics
High-speed data recording Up to 1/2-cycle interval burst recording, stores detailed
characteristics of disturbances or outages. Trigger
Example embedded webserver page (WebMeter) showing recording by a user-defined setpoint, or from external
realtime values. equipment

Harmonic distortion Up to 63rd harmonic for all voltage and current inputs
Sag/swell detection Analyse severity/potential impact of dips and swells:
- magnitude and duration data suitable for plotting on
voltage tolerance curves
- per phase triggers for waveform recording or I/O
operations
Instantaneous High accuracy (1s) or high-speed (1/2 cycle)
measurements, including true rms per phase / total for:
- voltage and current
- active power (kW) and reactive power (kVAR)
- apparent power (kVA)
- power factor and frequency
- voltage and current unbalance
- phase reversal
Load profiling Channel assignments are user configurable:
- 800 channels via 50 data recorders (feature set A),
- 320 channels via 20 data recorders (feature set B),
- 32 channels via two data recorders (feature set C).
Configure for historical trend recording of energy,
demand, voltage, current, power quality, other measured
parameter. Recorders can trigger on time interval basis,
calendar schedule, alarm/event condition, manually.
Waveform captures Simultaneous capture of all voltage and current channels
- sub-cycle disturbance capture (16 to 256 samples/
cycle)
- maximum cycles is 214,000 (16 samples/cycle x 96
cycles, 10Mbytes memory)
Alarms Threshold alarms:
- adjustable pickup and dropout setpoints and time
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delays, numerous activation levels possible for a given

type of alarm
- user-defined priority levels
- boolean combination of alarms
Advanced security Up to 16 users with unique access rights. Perform resets,
time syncs, or meter configurations based on privileges.
Transformer correction Correct for phase / magnitude inaccuracies in current
transformers (CTs), potential transformers (PTs)
Memory 10 Mbytes (A), 4 Mbytes (B), 2 Mbytes (C)
Firmware update Update via communication ports
Display characteristics
Type FSTN transreflective LCD
Backlight LED
Languages English
(1) All the communication ports may be used simultaneously.

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Part Numbers
Item Code Description
1 Model M8600 Schneider Electric meter.
2 Feature Set A 10MB memory, 50 data recorders (800 channels), waveform
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recorders and transient detection.

B 4MB memory, 20 data recorders (320 channels), Modbus
Example product part number. mastering.
C 2MB memory, 2 data recorders (32 channels), dip/swell
detection
1 Model. 3 Form Factor 0 Form 9S Base: 57-277 V 3-Element, 4-Wire
2 Feature set.
1 Form 35S Base: 120-480 V 2-Element, 3-Wire
3 Form factor.
4 Current Inputs. 2 Form 36S Base: 57-277 V 2 1/2-Element,
5 Voltage inputs. 4-Wire
6 Power supply. 4 Form 9 FT21 Switchboard (meter + case) with breakouts
7 System frequency. 5 Form 35 FT21 Switchboard (meter + case) with breakouts
8 Communications.
6 Form 36 FT21 Switchboard (meter + case) with breakouts
9 Onboard inputs/outputs.
10 Security. 7 Form 9 FT21 Switchboard (meter + case) with breakouts
11 Special order. 8 Form 35 FT21 Switchboard (meter + case) with breakouts
9 Form 36 FT21 Switchboard (meter + case) with breakouts
4 Current Inputs C 5 Amp nominal, 20 Amp full scale (50 Amp fault capture, start
at 0.005A, accurate from 0.05 - 20A rms)
E 1 Amp nominal, 10 Amp full scale (24 Amp fault capture, start
at 0.001A, accurate from 0.01 - 20A rms)
5 Voltage Inputs 0 Standard (see Form Factor above)
6 Power Supply E Form 9S, 36S, 39S, 76S (socket) and Form 9, 36 (FT21
switchboard): 120-277 VAC. Form 35S (socket) and Form 35
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(FT21 switchboard): 120-480 VAC. Powered from the meter’s

voltage connections.
G Form 9S, 36S (socket) and Form 9, 36 (FT21 switchboard):
57-70 VAC. Powered from the meter’s voltage connections.
NOT AVAILABLE on Form 35S and Form 35 - you must select
the auxiliary power pigtail.
H Auxiliary Power Pigtail: 65-120 VAC or 80-160 VDC
(power from external source)
J Auxiliary Power Pigtail: 160-277 VAC or 200-350 VDC
(power from external source)
7 System Frequency 5 Calibrated for 50 Hz systems.
6 Calibrated for 60 Hz systems.
8 Communications A0 RS 232/RS 485 port, RS 485 port, infrared port.
C1 Ethernet (10BaseT), 56k universal internal modem (RJ11),
infrared optical port. RS 232/485 port (note this port is not
available with feature set C)
PowerLogic ION8600 meter with switchboard case C7 Infrared optical port, Ethernet (10 BaseT), RS 232/485 port,
RS 485 port (note: in addition to infrared optical port, Feature
Set C can use any two ports (configurable)), 56k universal
internal modem (RJ11)
E0 Ethernet (10BaseT), RS 232/485 port, infrared optical port,
RS 485 port (note this port is not available with feature set C).
E1 Infrared optical port, Ethernet (10 BaseT), RS 232/485 port,
RS 485 port (note: in addition to infrared optical port, Feature
Set C can use any two ports (configurable))
M1 5 samples/cycle 56k universal internal modem (RJ11), RS
232/485 port, infrared optical port, RS 485 port (note this port
is not available with feature set C).
9 Onboard I/O A None.
B 4 Form C digital outputs, 3 Form A digital inputs.
C 4 Form C digital outputs, 1 Form A digital output, i digital input
10 Security 0 Password protected, no security lock
1 Password protected with security lock enabled (requires
removal of outer cover to configure billing parameters)
3* RMICAN (Measurement Canada approved)
4* RMICAN-SEAL (Measurement Canada approved, and factory
sealed)**
11 Special Order A None
B IRIG-B GPS time synchronisation port
* For Canada only.

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Part numbers (cont.)

I/O Expander
Digital/Analog I/O P850E Schneider Electric I/O Expander for ION8600 meters: Inputs and
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Outputs for energy pulsing, control, energy counting, status

P850E A 2 monitoring, and analog interface to SCADA.
Example order code. Use this group of codes when ordering I/O option A External I/O box with 8 digital inputs and 8 digital outputs
the I/O Expander. (4 Form A, 4 Form C)
1 Digital / Analog I/O. B External I/O box with 8 digital inputs and 4 digital outputs
2 I/O option. (4 Form C) and 4 analog outputs (0 to 20mA)
3 Cable option. C External I/O box with 8 digital inputs and 4 digital outputs
(4 Form C) and 4 analog outputs (-1mA to 1mA)
D External I/O box with 8 digital inputs and 4 digital outputs
(4 Form C) and 4 analog outputs (two -1 to 1 mA, and two 0 to
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20 mA outputs)
Cable option 0 No cable - cables for the I/O box are no ordered as a separate
part number. Refer to part numbers: CBL-8X00IOE5FT, CBL-
8X00IOE15FT and CBL-8XX0-BOP-IOBOX under Connector
cables, below.
A-base adapters
A-BASE-ADAPTER-9 Form 9S to Form 9A adapter
A-BASE-ADAPTER-35 Form 35S to Form 35A adapter
Optical communication interface
OPTICAL-PROBE Optical communication interface
Connector cables
CBL-8X00BRKOUT Breakout Cable: 24-pin female Molex connector to one DB9
female connector for RS 232, and 2 sets of twisted pair wires for
two RS 485 port connections
CBL-8X00IOE5FT 5’ extension cable, mates with 24-pin male Molex connector from
the meter to the 24-pin female Molex connector on the I/O
Expander box (not for use with breakout panel E8, F8 & G8 form
factors)
CBL-8X00IOE15FT 15’ extension cable, mates with 24-pin male Molex connector
from the meter to the 24-pin female Molex connector on the I/O
Expander box (not for use with breakout panel E8, F8 & G8 form
factors)
CBL-8XX0-BOP-IOBOX 6’ connector cable, 24-pin male to 14-pin male Molex connector
for connecting an ION8600 meter with breakout panel to an I/O
Expander Box

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